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Green Left Weekly issue #801, 6 July 2009
Israel detains human rights activists, threaten deportation

Twenty-one international peace activists were seized by Israeli naval frigates in international waters on June 30 as their boat, The Spirit of Humanity, tried to carry humanitarian aid to Gaza. » Iraq’s continued occupation and suffering

June 30 was declared “National Sovereignty Day” by the Iraqi government to celebrate the withdrawal of US occupying troops from Iraqi urban areas into military bases. » Made in Iran:defending the protests

When I returned from covering the Iranian elections recently, I was surprised to find my email box filled with progressive writers bending themselves into knots about the current crisis in Iran. » The danse macabre of Michael Jackson's death

Within minutes of the first reports, it was clear the world was going mad. » The danse macabre of Michael Jackson's death

Within minutes of the first reports, it was clear the world was going mad. » United States: Nine damned good reasons to heartily oppose the carbon trading bill

The US House of Representatives passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act on June 26. The bill, commonly known as the Waxman-Markey bill and supported by US President Barack Obama, will now go to the US Senate. » Global hunger versus corporate profits

Three years ago, a number of news outlets reported on a troubling first-ever occurrence. The world’s obese people outnumbered the world’s starving. » Honduras: People’s power resists elite coup

Protests against the June 28 military coup that overthrew elected President Manuel Zelaya are continuing on the streets of Honduras, amid international condemnation. Zelaya, who was kidnapped and flown to Costa Rica, is refusing to accept his overthrow and announced plans to return the Honduras on J... » Afghanistan: ‘The truth cannot be killed’

“The situation for women in Afghanistan today is like hell”, Afghan feminist, pro-democracy activist and illegally suspended parliamentarian Malalai Joya told Green Left Weekly. » Britain: Greening the reds, reddening the greens

Green Left, an eco-socialist current within the Green Party of England and Wales, held its annual general meeting on June 20 in London. It discussed the work of the network over the past year in struggles against war, racism and environmental decay and in winning support for eco-socialism as a solut... » France: Far right gains in municipal election

The far-right French National Front (FN) won 39% of votes in the first round of the Henin Beaumont by-election in Northern France on June 28. The by-election, in the Nord Pas-de-Calais department, was called after the incumbent Socialist Party (PS) mayor was charged with corruption. » Honduran coup tries to stop Latin American left’s advance

The coup against Honduras President Manuel Zelaya is a last-ditch effort by Honduras’s entrenched economic and political interests to stave off the advance of the new left governments that have taken hold in Latin America over the past decade. » Indonesia: Challenging the neo-liberal regime

The following article is compiled from an article by Dominggus Oktavianus and reports by Ulfa Ilyas and Rudi Hartono. It has been translated by Data Brainanta. » Indonesia: Reports reveal police, army abuses

An Amnesty International report published on June 24, Unfinished Business: Police Accountability in Indonesia, said beatings, torture, extortion, and even murder are still habitually carried out by Indonesian police, although some improvements have been made to police culture in recent years. » Wall Street bonuses set to soar once more

“Business is back on Wall Street”, the July 2 Wall Street Journal said. The WSJ said “lofty pay packets may be set for a come back as well”. »


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